Not out of line at all pmojoe389. I just bought this for under $80 on ebay.

No particular brand. I thought it was going to be one of those appliances that I'd use a couple of times and than stick it on the top shelf of the pantry with the popcorn and waffle makers. But it's brilliant. I always take Biltong ( beef jerky ) with me whilst sailing or kayaking and by packing up strips of 6 in each packet it's so convenient and keeps it dry. Never thought about the batteries Bob. Good thought. I have matches and paper sealed up as well just in case the gas cooker doesn't work.

I've yet to find bags that are suitable for 'boil in a bag' food. It would be so convenient for what we do. If you know of if they exist or where to get them, please let me know.

During this years Fraser trip Paulo had a pretty cool manual vacuum seal system. I remember to think man that's cool, and then forgot about it.Guess what Santa brought me?It contains reusable ziplock bags in different sizes and a manual hand pump which is very lightweight and works very well.That allows me to vacuum seal things from food to clothes while I am on a trip.Take some serial out and then vacuum seal the rest again.Brilliant.It is called airLock.https://www.dropbox.com/s/33yv4xb38gzvnhj/Photo%203-01-13%2017%2016%2048.jpg